Power plant · Bedburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
PVA Garzweiler
PVA Garzweiler is a power plant in Bedburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with 18.5 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Battery Solutions GmbH.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bedburg | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | 50181 Bedburg | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2023 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Battery Solutions GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 18.5 MW | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Units | 2 units | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Storage capacity | 13 MWh | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery storage | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Amprion GmbH | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.0519, 6.5287 | Marktstammdatenregister · record · DL-DE-BY-2.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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PVA Garzweiler is the 251st-largest of 490 power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 1,986th-largest of 4,012 in Germany by capacity; its 18.5 MW is <0.1% of the 193,669 MW we hold for Germany. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 251st of 490 | 38,595 MW | <0.1% |
| Germany | 1,986th of 4,012 | 193,669 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 4,236th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 287 substations, 20 data centers, 4 CO2 emitters and 1 processing plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 kV substation (OSM way/94059599) | Substation | — | — | 2.0 km |
| Station Frimmersdorf | Substation | — | — | 2.8 km |
| Umspannanlage Frimmersdorf I | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Rechenzentrum Hartmann GmbH & Co. KG | Data center | — | — | 17 km |
| Data center, Jülich (OSM way 194023609) | Data center | — | — | 18 km |
| NetCologne data center, Köln | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
| EU BEST STRAT: Battery Economical Sustainable (Recycling-) Technology | Processing plant | — | — | 42 km |
| Heat pump Brunssum (Stichting Weller Wonen) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 42 km |
| Biomass heat Heerlen (Carbon6) | CO2 emitter | — | Operating | 43 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
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Other power plants in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Niederaußem2,220 MW
- Neurath2,120 MW
- Weisweiler1,319 MW
- Gersteinwerk1,065 MW
- Datteln 41,052 MW
- Trianel Gaskraftwerk Hamm890 MW
- Knapsack I880 MW
- Heyden 4875 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- © European Union, European Commission (DG GROW). EU CRMA strategic projects, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass). OpenStreetMap power infrastructure (Overpass), ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.